New Orleans police said a man was shot by an armed robber when he refused to give up his wallet.

The robbery happened Thursday at 2:35 a.m. in the 1100 block of Perdido Street.

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Police said the victim was walking to his hotel when he was approached by a man armed with a gun who demanded his wallet.

The man refused to give up his wallet, police said, and the robber shot the man in his arm and fled on a silver bicycle traveling west on Loyola Avenue.

The victim was taken to a hospital to be treated for the non-life-threatening injury.

Police describe the robber as an African-American man with a medium complexion and "youthful appearance," short haircut, thin build and was clean-shaven. He was last seen wearing a gray shirt and dark jeans and was riding a silver BMX-style bicycle.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111 or New Orleans Police Department Detective Willie Jenkins III at 504-658-6728.